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At the front, numerous TVs form a big video wall and the tables are packed with monitors standing side by side. Between them, 15 people are watching the action as if hypnotised. Read the rest of this entry »

Will Audi be able to keep up the dominance they displayed in the season kick-off at Hockenheim?

Will round three feature the third race winner in the still young season? And who will prevail in the fourth clash of forces? The answers to all these questions will be given from 29th to 31st May at the Lausitzring.

This was the prediction of about a third of the drivers on the 2015 DTM grid. In an anonymous poll, conducted prior to the season kick-off weekend, the 36-year old Swede proved to be the winner. In the 143 DTM races he contested up to the end of the 2014 season, Ekström secured 19 race wins, 63 podiums and 19 poles.

Norway’s Petter Solberg took a lights-to-flag victory at the first ever World RX of Hockenheim, round two of the FIA World Rallycross Championship presented by Monster Energy, which was attended by over 75,000 people this weekend.

Ford Olsbergs MSE driver Reinis Nitiss is second and Britain’s Liam Doran third in his SDRX Citroen DS3

Norway’s Petter Solberg leads round two of the FIA World Rallycross Championship presented by Monster Energy at the end of four action-packed heats on the new purpose-built RX track at Hockenheim, Germany. Read the rest of this entry »

As one of three rookie drivers in this year’s DTM, Lucas Auer is in the focus of the attention

Immediately before heading off to Hockenheim, Lucas Auer spoke about his expectations for the DTM season opener during a small interview session for selected Austrian media. “I can hardly await finally sitting in the car,” the Tyrolean admitted. Read the rest of this entry »

A total of 22 World RX Supercars including the permanent World Championship drivers will compete at the famous Hockenheimring

Round two of the FIA World Rallycross Championship presented by Monster Energy takes place at Hockenheim this weekend (30 April-3 May) as the World RX teams and drivers prepare for some exhilarating motorsport action alongside the highly-acclaimed DTM series (German Touring Car Masters).Read the rest of this entry »

Just a few weeks before the 2015 season will be officially kicked off on the first weekend in May at Hockenheim

The motor-sport departments of the manufacturers involved – Audi, BMW and Mercedes-Benz – will use the second and last official pre-season tests at Oschersleben (13th to 16th April) to complete their preparations for the things to come. Read the rest of this entry »

The Hockenheimring was originally built in 1932 and is home to the biannual German Formula One race

The FIA World Rallycross Championship presented by Monster Energy has agreed terms with the World Motor Sport Council (WMSC) to hold a 13th World Championship round alongside the DTM season-opener at the Hockenheimring in Germany (1-3 May, 2015). Read the rest of this entry »

Rumours linking Gerhard Berger with a return to the F1 paddock have resurfaced.

Earlier, McLaren slammed as “complete and utter nonsense” reports the former team driver is a candidate for a prominent role, amid suggestions of unrest between shareholders Ron Dennis and Mansour Ojjeh. Read the rest of this entry »

Porsche would like to enter a third car in the fabled Le Mans 24 hour race next year with F1 stars at the wheel, according to Germany’s Auto Bild.

The report said Nico Hulkenberg, despite being close to a new deal to stay with Force India in 2015, is at the top of the German carmaker’s shortlist. Theoretically, Porsche’s supposed plan is possible, given that the F1 calendar is not scheduled to clash with the fabled endurance race next year. Read the rest of this entry »

The 2014 EUROV8SERIES went down to the wire at Hockenheim. Driving a Chevrolet Camaro for Solaris Motorsport, Francesco Sini cruised to a spectacular win and was also able to clinch the championship honours by just one point over his closest rival, Audi’s Tomas Kostka.